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The Cost Of Applause: 77 Pics To Celebrate Ballet Day

There's a good reason why Titanic's Rose couldn't stay on her toes longer than she did. It's damn hard! Those pink silk shoes hide black nails, swollen wounds, and deformed toes. It takes much more than 8 wiki steps to become a swan.

Today is Ballet Day, so Bored Panda compiled a list featuring ballet dancers to admire their strength and grace.

While there is no record of the inaugural Ballet Day celebration, there are two explanations why it's celebrated on February 7. Ballet was introduced to the United States on February 7, 1827 at the Bowery Theatre. Also, February 7, 1668 was the day when the Dutch Prince William III danced in the premiere of the “Ballet of Peace.”

Are you a ballet dancer yourself? Share your experience in the comments, or upload your pics to the list!

My Granddaughter, in picture, took 14 years of ballet and has the toes and bunions to prove it. Those shoes are cement in the toes and the covering on their toes is a thin gel layer. They are true athletes and graceful ones!

Does Debbie leave any comments that aren't negative?? If you don't like the art and beauty that is ballet, then why are you still viewing this post?? Mom always said, if you can't say something nice......

Even tho dancers beat their bodies up something fierce to us its worth it u dont even realize it at the time cuz u love what u do so much u would do it all over again if u had the chance i know i would to move and tell emotions or stories thru dance is our art just like any other artist out there

Even tho dancers beat their bodies up something fierce to us its worth it u dont even realize it at the time cuz u love what u do so much u would do it all over again if u had the chance i know i would to move and tell emotions or stories thru dance is our art just like any other artist out there